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COUNCIL MEETING : 3/.5//_5
ITEM NO .: 081 March 5, 201 3
TO :
City Counci l
FROM :
Derek Johnson, Community Development Directo r
VIA :
Katie Libhtig, City Manage r
SUBJECT : Recent Public Input on the South Broad Street Area Plan
The Community Development Department will be reintroducing the South Broad Street Are a
Plan to the City Council at the next scheduled hearing on March 5 th.A public meeting was hel d
in advance of the hearing on February 28 a' at the Universalist Fellowship on Lawton Avenue .
Over 25 people attended the meeting and provided comments about the proposed plan . The
following is a summary of comments provided by several business owners, residents an d
property owners in the planning area .
1.The Area Plan will cause our property values to decrease .
2.The Area Plan is still up in the air which creates uncertainty for potential investors .
3.The Area Plan will introduce incompatible land uses (i .e. housing in a manufacturing
zone).
4.My priority is my business not my real estate investment .
5.The Manufacturing zone is the highest possible zoning designation because there is les s
of it available.
6.Our buildings are meant for heavy manufacturing .
7.We need to protect the people there now but recognize change will happen.
8.The six-month nonconforming window is problematic .
9.McMillan Avenue is an industrial area that is working fine . Just focus on Broad Street .
10.The Area Plan could increase the value of my property .
11.Our area of Victoria Avenue has changed and could make a great extension o f
Downtown.
12.How about a mandatory disclaimer on real estate transactions that there is manufacturin g
in the area?
13.Let's consider a zoning overlay and/or hybrid zoning .
14.I am a resident on Broad Street and support the corridor enhancements .
Staff addressed many of these concerns in the staff report . Additional comments will b e
addressed during the staff presentation, which will include possible modifications to the Are a
Plan .
Also, Council Member Ashbaugh asked that public input from the Future Fair held on Decembe r
1 St be provided to the Council . A full workshop summary is available on the General Plan Updat e
website :http ://www.slo2035 .com/images/meetingslpublic/slog pu workshop 03 summary .pdf.
Public comments specific to the South Broad Street Area Plan are provided below .
SOUTH BROAD STREET AREA PLA N
The graphic below Illustrates comments on the plan . In addition, the following was submitted :
• Median on Broad — concerns and pluses .
o Concer ns about narrowing Broad Street and Impacting traffi c
cr Creates Issues for business visibility
Grade separatio n
Iriignage re'. bike tip
and mussing
Hike lane to Tank Far m
• Traffic circl e
Speed of lr lfi coming from Bread St .• Disagree
General
As many pedestnan tyke crossings as possibl e
'Axe affordable musing
• Gorki arctyledure
Prionhae corn
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